# NTSB WPR14CA021: Piper PA28 - 160, N5184W, Tucson, AZ, October 19, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: October 19, 2013, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Coordinates: 32.05968, -111.420448 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0597&lon=-111.4204&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 2014
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88240
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR14CA021
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88240/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88240
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA021

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collison with a runway sign.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-160, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7102806), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-160, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7102806), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Object/animal/substance: sign/marker](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Not specified; cases with it: [Piper PA-28-160, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022015/cases.md?model=7102806), [All aircraft, 214 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022015/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-160, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7102806), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-160, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7102806), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-160, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=7102806), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that during the landing roll she had a difficult time slowing the airplane down and thought there might be a problem with the brakes. After overcorrecting with right rudder the airplane veered off of the right side of the runway, where it impacted a runway sign and a taxiway light before coming to rest upright. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing's leading edge spar. A postaccident examination of the brake system revealed no evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation.

## Factual narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing roll she had a difficult time slowing the airplane down and thought there might be a problem with the brakes. After overcorrecting with right rudder the airplane veered off of the right side of the runway, where it impacted a runway sign and a taxiway light before coming to rest upright. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing's leading edge spar. A postaccident examination of the brake system revealed no evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5184W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5184W-2015-05-11), registration cancelled 2015-05-11, S/N 28-219, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28 - 160 (160)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-219
- Year built: 1961
- Airframe hours: 6360
- Engines: Lycoming O-320-B2B 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 18, 2013
- Departed: E63, Gila Bend, AZ
- Destination: RYN, Tucson, AZ
- Airport: RYN, Ryan Field, runway 06L, 4,900 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 18, 2012; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 150 total, 44 in this make and model, 89 as pilot in command, 33 in the last 90 days, 21 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter: 30.06 inHg
- Observed at: RYN

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20131019020449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131019020449A), Oct 19, 2013: Piper PA-28-160, Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. The flight was uneventful and began at E63, gila bend enroute to ryn, Ryan Field on 10/19/13. The pilot stated that she Slowed the aircraft to 1800 RPM on base…

## Other investigations on N5184W (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN68D0258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0258), Apr 27, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N5184W), Trinidad, CO, substantial damage

## Docket (4 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 18, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88240. 4.7 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 4.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40406708&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF
- Weather Data (item 2, .PDF, 217 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40404265&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Data-Master.PDF
- FAA Inspector's Examination Report (item 3, .PDF, 20 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40404266&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Inspector%27s%20Examination%20Report-Redacted.PDF
- Release of Aircraft Wreckage, NTSB Form 6120.15 (item 4, .PDF, 166 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40404267&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Release%20of%20Aircraft%20Wreckage,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.15-Redacted.PDF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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